Qlogic 8200 Series, User Manual

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Product Overview
What is a Converged Network Adapter?
A Converged Network Adapter is a multifunction adapter that combines the
capabilities of a Fibre Channel adapter and an Ethernet NIC. A Converged
Network Adapter provides simultaneous Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic over a
shared 10Gb Ethernet link.
What is an Intelligent Ethernet Adapter?
The Intelligent Ethernet Adapter is a multifunction adapter that supports one
Ethernet functions per port (default) and can be expanded to four Ethernet
functions per port.
Functionality and Features
This section provides the following information:
 Functional Description
 Features
 Supported Operating Systems
Functional Description
The 8200 Series Adapters are Converged Network Adapters, and the 3200 Series
Adapters are Intelligent Ethernet Adapters (IEA). The 8200 Series Adapters
support 2
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10GbE Enhanced Ethernet, FCoE, and iSCSI. The 3200 Series
Adapters support 2
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10GbE Enhanced Ethernet ports.
Features
The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters provide the following features:
 NIC partitioning
 Message signaled interrupts (MSI-X)
 Device management for LAN and SAN